Monthly Fee
Beginning April 1st, 2022, all ACTA members have been required to pay a membership fee to sustain ACTA and the endeavour of regulation as we wait for the proclamation of the CCTA.
ACTA members pay this fee through an annual online renewal process in March. The annual membership fee of $216 can be paid in one lump sum by credit card or e-transfer or through the Pre-Authorized Debit (PAD) plan, where $18 is withdrawn from a bank account each month.
New members pay the annual membership fee, prorated accordingly, in one lump sum by credit card or e-transfer.
The Membership Fee will cease upon proclamation of the CCTA.
Why are we paying new fees?
In September 2021, the Government unexpectedly stalled their commitment to proclaim the CCTA. ACTA leadership has worked hard since then to gain a renewed commitment from the Government, but they have not done so. They have been fully advised that ACTA members, who joined ACTA at the behest of the Government to capture the professions under one umbrella organisation and to develop the CCTA, will need to pay a fee in 2022, simply to fund the Government’s stalling of proclamation.
The ACTA Board has developed a budget that will sustain the organisation, our advocacy efforts and the endeavour or regulation, and has set fees as low as possible in order to do so. Those who choose to pay by monthly fee will only pay for the months we are not proclaimed - as the ACTA fee will cease upon proclamation.
It is very disappointing that we have been put in this situation. Your initial investment in regulation will be retained and ACTA will keep its commitment and ensure you receive a credit to your first year in the CCTA. We cannot guarantee the Government will keep its commitment to open the CCTA.
What if I do not pay this new fee?
Like other associations, to remain a member in good standing of ACTA, members must pay their fees. We’ve worked hard to find a way to ensure your initial investment into ACTA and the endeavour of regulation is not lost while the Government stalls. Paying the fee on a monthly basis will mean you pay only what is needed to sustain operations and advocacy until proclamation. Without resources ACTA cannot continue to operate, and the goal of regulation in the best interests of the public will likely be lost.
Members can choose not to pay and therefore will not remain a member of ACTA. Like other associations and colleges, ACTA does not refund fees paid in the past, and those who give up their membership will need to re-apply if they wish to become an ACTA/CCTA member in the future. Maintenance of ACTA membership is required to be grandparented into the CCTA, when and if proclaimed, and to receive a credit for the first year.
The more members that ACTA has, the lower the cost is for everyone to fund this period of time while the Government stalls approval of the regulation..
I’m a new applicant to ACTA and I just paid my $200 plus $500 fees. Will I have to start paying a fee in April?
All ACTA members who were approved before Feb 1, 2022, will pay the new fees to fund the period of time that the Government stalls approval of the CCTA regulation.
Members who applied and were approved after September 2021, when we received the shocking change of direction from the Health Minister, were fully advised of the situation and the possibility of a new, ongoing, fee in 2022 should we not be proclaimed. They were required to acknowledge that they had read and understood that information before proceeding and were given the opportunity to remove their application.
ACTA understands this is disappointing. Your initial investment in regulation will be retained and ACTA will keep its commitment to ensure you receive a credit to your first year in the CCTA. We cannot guarantee whether or when the CCTA will open, as this Government has not yet made a decision about the CCTA regulation.
What about new applicants to ACTA? What fees will they pay?
Those applicants who are accepted on or after February 1, 2022, will pay fees of:
$200 plus GST application fee, and
$18 per month fee starting April 1, 2022, to fund the period of time that the Government stalls regulation, and
Have a choice of paying $500 toward their first year of the CCTA, or deferring this payment until the CCTA opens, at the rate set out in the CCTA fee policy at that time (which might be higher than $500).
Will there be another fee next year?
If CCTA is not proclaimed and ACTA is still in existence next year, members should assume that they will need to continue to pay a fee to sustain readiness to be proclaimed and to resource advocacy.
What happens when the CCTA is proclaimed?
The monthly fee to cover the period of time that the Government is stalling will cease. Once proclaimed, ACTA will become CCTA - a regulatory college that will have its own sustainable funding through the yearly registration fees paid by the professional registrants.
Will ACTA be providing membership services?
If resources allow, ACTA may begin providing some services such as educational sessions about the draft Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice, and other regulatory requirements such as jurisprudence. This will be assessed later in 2022. ACTA does not intend to provide membership services that would duplicate the services provided by the Federation Associations to their members.
ACTA will continue to work hard toward advocacy and that is our most important service to you. We will also continue to accept and process new registrations to ACTA.
How long could ACTA be in this holding pattern?
At this time we unfortunately do not know. The Government is not giving us any helpful information in this regard.
We will do everything we can to gain a renewed commitment to proclaim the CCTA during this Government term. If we are not proclaimed during this Government’s term, we will do everything we can to advocate to the new Government in spring 2023.